almaliki a substitute for alassad in the region
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Al-Maliki: A substitute for Al-Assad in the region!

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

almaliki a substitute for alassad in the region

Tariq Alhomayed

The visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister to Russia - and the announcement of a huge arms deal acquired by Baghdad from Moscow - poses a lot of questions and merits serious contemplation. Here we must take into account the strategic options available, the timing of the deal, and the game of balances in the region, especially regarding what is happening in Syria. Clearly Mr. Nouri al-Maliki is trying to liaise with several incompatible forces at the same time, through alliances with Tehran, Washington and Moscow. No one has ever succeeded in doing this in our region because it is ultimately more trouble than it is worth. It is suffice to recall how the Turkish Foreign Minister’s “zero problems” approach has failed, whereby Ankara now finds itself submerged in the region’s problems. This is not because of Turkish politics, but because the problems of the region will follow you even if you decide to ignore them, and they will overwhelm you if you can only deal with them in a fragile manner. Hence, we see the dangerous repercussions of al-Maliki’s visit to Moscow and his announcement of a huge military deal. The full reconstruction of the Iraqi army, for example, will not be achieved by buying Russian arms, especially since there is already a US program underway to complete this. It is normal, politically speaking, in the case of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, for there to be an integrated process of arming the Iraqi forces via both American and European weapons. There might even be Russian involvement, but not to the tune of more than $4 billion! Iraq today is not supposed to be an isolated regime, and it is known that in our region the biggest customers of Russian weaponry are either isolated Arab regimes, or those that want to undermine America and Europe in search of a political exchange. This leads us to the following: If Iraq wants to be an active member of the Arab world, and a supporter of democracy and stability, then why the deal now with Moscow, which has disabled all solutions to the Syrian crisis through the Security Council, especially as al-Maliki claims that he supports neither al-Assad nor the Syrian opposition? Why the military deal now with Moscow when it is better for Iraq politically to strike a deal with America or Europe, especially with the financial situation in the West, not to mention the US presidential elections? All this tells us that al-Maliki wants to be a substitute for al-Assad, and he is presently reassuring Moscow that there are still those in the region who will buy Russian weapons. Iraq is doing what it is doing simply to provide the Russians with an alternative to the al-Assad regime that does not carry the political baggage of what is happening to the unarmed Syrians, and is not isolated in the Arab world. This shows that al-Maliki wants to take the place of al-Assad in the region, but in an amended – or shall we say – distorted version. Otherwise why else would al-Maliki try to liaise with Tehran, Washington and Moscow, and still hope to have special relations with his Arab neighbors? When I say that al-Maliki wants to be a substitute for al-Assad in the region, it is worthwhile to note the volume of Iraqi statements about the need for Iraqi openness with Moscow in order to “combat terrorism”, and this in itself is akin to an alarm bell. Russia has been repeating the phrase “combat terrorism” since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, whilst limiting its definition of “terrorism” to the Sunnis. Now the al-Maliki government is talking about cooperating with the Russians in order to “combat terrorism”. Does this matter require a great deal of thought to realize that al-Maliki wants to be a substitute for al-Assad in the region, to become the new protector of minorities and the successor to his slogans? -- The views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent or reflect the editorial policy of Arabstoday.

GMT 13:29 2018 Friday ,31 August

Iran and the Luminary from Saarland

GMT 13:14 2018 Friday ,31 August

Qaradawi: Politics is more important than Hajj!

GMT 17:03 2018 Thursday ,30 August

EU must help heal the sick man of Europe

GMT 15:49 2018 Thursday ,30 August

Women in Saudi municipalities

GMT 13:43 2018 Wednesday ,29 August

Amir Hatami in Syria: To stay or withdraw?

GMT 09:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Washington chooses Syria as its battleground

GMT 09:52 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Road ahead full of danger as new front opens in Syria

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

almaliki a substitute for alassad in the region almaliki a substitute for alassad in the region

 



Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017

GMT 09:22 2018 Monday ,22 January

Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

GMT 11:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Modern colorful bedroom renovation

GMT 10:57 2017 Thursday ,21 December

Modern colorful bedroom renovation
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president

GMT 13:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 10:47 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 10:54 2012 Thursday ,22 March

Zedan slam a perfect 10 in Polo Cup

GMT 14:48 2015 Sunday ,01 February

Iraqi Kurdistan tourism in tatters as IS war drags on

GMT 09:48 2011 Wednesday ,03 August

Kirin says no problem with legality of Brazil deal

GMT 11:31 2017 Thursday ,08 June

Greek PM calls for EU investments to break debt

GMT 04:43 2012 Wednesday ,14 March

The killer of Children

GMT 13:47 2012 Monday ,03 December

This is victory

GMT 20:28 2017 Saturday ,16 September

Alonso keeps McLaren waiting over new deal

GMT 21:49 2017 Sunday ,09 April

Sultanate of Oman condemns terrorist attack

GMT 00:09 2014 Wednesday ,03 September

Renault Samsung takes wraps off its new SM7 Nova sedan

GMT 19:17 2017 Friday ,06 January

Blizzards, icy weather grip parts of Europe

GMT 13:10 2016 Monday ,31 October

Brazil mutant mosquitoes

GMT 05:56 2011 Thursday ,17 November

Beyond Time: William Turnbull

GMT 11:56 2013 Sunday ,25 August

As online learning booms, education IT gains power
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
 
 Almaghrib Today Facebook,almaghrib today facebook  Almaghrib Today Twitter,almaghrib today twitter Almaghrib Today Rss,almaghrib today rss  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

.almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday almaghribtoday almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday